Vehicle-wheel



A. B.FUHR.

VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 1o. 1920.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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VEHICLE-WHEEL.

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To a-Zlwhomz'tmcy concern.' p i Y Be it known thatI, ALBiin'r B. Form, a citizen ot'the United States, and a resident oi Macomb, in the county lotMrcDonougli and State of Illinois, have invented a new f and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Wheels, oit which the iollowingis a full, clear, and exact description. d

l My invention relates to improvements in vehicle wheels, and it consists in the combi.- nations, constructions and arrangements hereindescribed and claimed. l

An object of my invention is to provide an improved wheel forl automobiles and other vehicles which contains in itself spring means for edectively, absorbingY shocks and jars encountered in service.

A further object of my invention is to provide a device of the type described, in which spring means` interposed between the rim and the spokes are spaced at equal Vdis'- tances apart, thereby effecting a multiplied resilience at the rim relative to the resilience given outJ by the springs employed.

A further object lof my invention isto provide a device off the type described which is strong'and durable in construction,

not liable to get out of order easily,V and which is thoroughly practical commercially. Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specication, and the novel features of the invention will be particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

My invention'is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application,in whichp Figure l is a face view of the device, a portion being broken away and yother portions being shown in section,

Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig, 3 is a section along the liney 3,-3 oFig.2. i Y' y In carrying out my invention, I provide a hub 1 connected by radially extending spokes 2 to a web 3. In the embodiment of my invention, Villustrated in the accompanying drawings, the hub 1, the spokes 2, and the web 3 are all formed or cast integrally, but it is, of course, obvious that these portions of the device could be Vformed,

separately and secured together. The hub 1 has a central bore 5 adapted to receive an axle 6, and is also formed with the customary flanges 4. The hub l may be secured upon the axle 6 by means of a hub Specification of Lettersy Patent.

Patented Aug. 9,1921.

Application fried April i0, 1920. serial No. 372,747.

cap 7 which haspoitions placedoverthe` .flanges 4, which are secured thereto in any approved manner, noneV being shown in the accompanying drawings.

The web y3 is formed with a plurality of "cylindrical chambers 8 which are spaced at j egual distances apart around its outer'periphery, and extend radiallytoward the hub 1. i4. central socket 91 is provided in the bottom of each 'of the cylindrical chambers 8. coil -spring 10, which has a disk 11,- .secured to its lower end,l is 4arranged within each of the cylindricalfchambers 8 in such amanner as to leave a space between the coil spring andthe wall of the chamber. -A central socket 12 is. provided in the under 'surfacefot the disk 11 and registers with the socket 9. A'ball bearing 1,3 is disposed be-` tween the disk 11 and the bottom of .the`

cylindrical chamber 8 Aand is partly received within each of the registering sockets 9 y and 12; I

It will be noted by referring to Fig. 2 of l the accompanying drawings that the web 3 has a radially extending integral flange 14 on olie-side. An annular recess 15 is formed on the v.opposite side of the web 3 and eX- tends inwardly from` the outerl edge thereof.'

A portion of a removable radial flange 27 is disposed within the recess 15 and is secured therein by means of" aplurality of screws 28. It will be observed thatfthe peripheral edgesvof the integral Harige 14 and the removable flange 27 will be 'in alinement, and that a channel is thus provided between the flanges 14 and 27 .to receive a resilient felly16 which is arranged concentrically with' respect to thehub 1.V The telly 16 is fashioned with a single radially extending integral lug 17, which is received within a recess 18 in the wall of the integral flange Itl will be noted that the recessv i l 18 is vgreater inv height than the width of the tellyl 16, wherebyV a movement of the latter toward and away from the direction of the'hub .1 is permitted. A rim 19 is'rigidly secured toV the telly 16 bymeans' of screws 22. The resilient rim 19 has the customary rim langes 20 which areadapted to hold a tire 21 which is mounted on theV It will be noted that the outer end of each oi the coil springs 10. also has a disk 24 which is rigidly secured to the end thereof. yEach disk 2e'- has a central socket 24. The. felly 16 also has sockets 23 which are arranged to register with the sockets 24', andthe ball bearings 25 are disposed between the inner surface of the felly 16 and the disk 24, one such ball bearing being partly received within the registering sockets 24 and 23. Consequently, it will be seen that the springs 10 will tend to maintain the felly 16 in its 'arthest radial position, but that movement of the latter toward the hub l1 againstA the tension of the springs 10 is permitted. A packing 26 is disposed between each coil spring 10 and the wall of its chamber 8.

lt will, of course, be understood thatJ the removable flange 27 is not secured, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawings, until the parts described as being located within the chambers 8 and betweenV the integral iian'ge la and the removable flange Y Y.'27 have been placed in position.

From the foregoing description ofthe various parts ofthe device, the operationv thereof may be readilyunderstood. TWhen jars or shccksare occasioned by inequalities of road surface, the resiliently supported felly 16 will e forced toward the center of the wheel at diametrically opposite points, and will correspondingly move an equal distance in the opposite direction at .the diametrically opposite points located at right angles to the first mentioned points. This movement will be against the tension of the springs 10 and, consequently, the shock or jar will be effectively dissipated without the hub or the parts of the vehicle supported by the axle being affected thereby. Consequently, solid tires may be used and the same benefits ordinarily" associated with pneumatic tires obtained without the disadvantages incidentyto the use of the latter. The provision of the' lugl 1T movable within the recess 18 prevents slipping of the felly 16 relative to the inner wheel structure` without suspending the inner wheel structure or precluding resiliency between the inner and outer members of the device.

he provision of ball members between disks 11 and the bottom walls of the chambers 8 and between the disks 24 and the inner periphery of thel felly 16 insures themaintenance of a constant radial pressure on the Vradially extending annular recess in one side adjacent its outer'edge, and having an integral radially extending flange positioned at its opposite outer edge, said flange having a groove formed therein adjacent the periphery of the web, a closed resilient :telly 'arranged concentrically with respect to said web, said telly having va lateral lug adapted to loosely work in said groove, resiliently yielding means disposed in the chambers formed in saidweb and arranged to exert an outward thrust against the inner surface of said resilient felly, a resilientrim rigidly secured to said resilient felly, a tire mounted on said rim, and a removable annular flange arranged to have its inner portion secured within said lirst namedY annular recessA in said web.

2. A vehicle wheel comprising a hub, a plurality of radially extending spokes, a web formed integrally with said spokes and arranged concentrically with respect to said hub, ysaid web having a plurality of radially extending Vchambers formed therein, a resilient fellyarranged concentrically with respect to said web, a coil spring disposed in each of said chambers, means arranged at the ends of the coil-spring vfor communicating the thrust of the latter against the bottom wall of the chamber and the inner wall of the resilient felly, said web and said resilient felly being` provided with (coacting means for preventing rotative movement of the felly relative the web while permitting said fellyV to move Linder stress toward and away from the web, and for preventing lateral displace ment of said felly, and a resilient rim rigidly secured to the resilient felly and arranged concentrically therewith.

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